Results tagged ‘ Peter Magowan ’
Willie Mac Award
2011 Willie Mac Award Winner – Ryan Vogelsong with his son Ryder and wife, Nicole.
The final Friday home game each year is dedicated to one of the Giants greats – Willie McCovey. Since 1980, the award is awarded to the Giants player who exemplifies the spirit and leadership shown by Willie throughout his career. This years award will be presented during a pre-game ceremony on Friday, September 21.
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- 2002 WINNER – David Bell
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- 2002 – Jeff Kent (1998), Benito Santiago (2001), JT Snow (1997, 2004), David Bell (2002), Shawon Dunston (1996), Marvin Benard (1999) & Mike Krukow (1985, 1986)
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- 2003 WINNER – Marquis Grissom
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- 2003 – Mark Gardner (2001), Willie McCovey, Lon Simmons, Marquis Grissom (2003), Benito Santiago (2001), Marvin Benard (1999) & JT Snow (1997, 2004)
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- 2004 WINNER – JT Snow
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- 2004 – JT Snow (1997 & 2004) & Willie McCovey
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- 2005 WINNER – Mike Matheny
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- 2005 – JT Snow (1997, 2004), Mark Gardner (2001), Mike Matheny (2005), WIllie McCovey, Mike Krukow (1985, 1986)
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- 2006 WINNER – Omar Vizquel
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- 2006 – Omar Vizquel (2006) & Rob Schneider
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- 2007 WINNER – Bengie Molina
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- 2007 – Bengie Molina (2007, 2008), Willie McCovey & Mike Krukow (1985, 1986)
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- 2008 WINNER – Bengie Molina
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- 2008 – Mark Gardner (2001), Omar Vizquel (2006), Mike Krukow (1985, 1986), Peter Magowan, JT Snow (1997, 2004), Bengie Molina (2007, 2008), Shawon Dunston (1996), Willie McCovey, Jeff Kent (1998)
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- 2009 WINNER – Matt Cain
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- 2009 – Bengie Molina (2007, 2008), Mark Gardner (2001), JT Snow (1997, 2004), Shawon Dunston (1996), Willie McCovey, Matt Cain (2009)
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- 2010 WINNER – Andres Torres
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- 2010 – Standing: Darrell Evans (1983), David Bell (2002), Kirt Manwaring (1993), Mike Krukow (1985, 1986), Robby Thompson (1991), Mark Gardner (2001), Shawon Dunston (1996), Mark Leiter (1995), JT Snow (1997, 2004), Jeff Kent (1998); Seated: Dave Dravecky (1989), Mike Felder (1992), Willie McCovey, Marvin Benard (1999), Larry Herndon (1981) & Andres Torres (2010)
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- 2011 WINNER – Ryan Vogelsong
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- 2011 – Ryan, Ryder & Nicole Vogelsong
View Level Timeline – Part 5
In 2008, to celebrate our 50th anniversary in San Francisco we installed a timeline on the View Level at the ballpark which highlighted some of our great players and amazing moments. We know that all of our fans are not able to come to a game at the park, or those who do may not be old enough to remember some of our alumni. For this road trip we decided to showcase the timeline and give everyone a bit more information about the moments. The 1997 team, the final game at Candlestick and the first few years at PacBell/AT&T Park are all represented in these two panels.
Great moments during the final 3 years at Candlestick are the highlights of this banner
A New Ballpark!
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- Great moments during the final 3 years at Candlestick are the highlights of this banner
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- Mark Gardner
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- The 5 new players for the 1997 season: Bill Meuller, Mark Lewis, Jeff Kent, Jose Vizcaino & JT Snow
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- Rod Beck
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- Roberto Hernandez
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- Brian Johnson
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- 1997 NL West Champs
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- 1997 Post Season Lineup
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- The Giants Win The West
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- Final Night Game at Candlestick
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- Candlestick
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- Dusty Baker after the final game at Candlestick
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- A New Ballpark!
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- Pacific Bell Park
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- Peter Magowan, Roberta Achtenberg, Quentin Kopp & Larry Baer check out the model of the new ballpark
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- 2000 – First Pitch at Pacific Bell Park
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- Willie Mays
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- Livan Hernandez, Bobby Estalella
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- 2000 NL West Champs
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- Ellis Burks, Mark Davis, Rich Aurilia & Barry Bonds
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- Oct. 5, 2000 – JT Snow
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- Sept 18, 2001 – Shawon Dunston
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- Memorial Day 2002
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- Russ Ortiz
View Level Timeline – Part 4
In 2008, to celebrate our 50th anniversary in San Francisco we installed a timeline on the View Level at the ballpark which highlighted some of our great players and amazing moments. We know that all of our fans are not able to come to a game at the park, or those who do may not be old enough to remember some of our alumni. For this road trip we decided to showcase the timeline and give everyone a bit more information about the moments. Everything from 1987 to 1999 is on the banners for today.
The 1987 team is the focus of the twelfth banner
The next banner contains images from the 1989 team
The fourteenth banner highlights the first years of the Peter Magowan Era
Some of the great players from the 90s are featured on the next banner
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- The 1987 team is the focus of the twelfth banner
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- Giants Win
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- Don Robinson
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- Mike LaCoss
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- Mike Krukow & Bob Brenly
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- Chris Speier
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- Jeffrey Leonard
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- Kevin Mitchell
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- 1987 Team
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- Will Clark, Robby Thompson & Matt Williams
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- The next banner contains images from the 1989 season
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- 1989 Team
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- Dave Dravecky
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- Jose Uribe
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- After the Earthquake
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- Pre-Game of Game 3 of the World Series
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- Roger Craig after the Earthquake
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- The fourteenth banner highlights the first years of the Peter Magowan Era
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- Peter Magowan
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- Trevor Wilson
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- 1993 20 Game Winners: John Burkett & Billy Swift
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- Mike Benjamin
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- Rich Aurilia
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- Jr. Giants
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- 1993 Gold Glove Winners: Barry Bonds, Matt Williams, Robby Thompson & Kirt Manwaring
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- Some of the great players from the 90s are featured on the next banner
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- Kirt Manwaring
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- Bill Meuller
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- Shawn Estes, Woody & William VanLandingham
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- Darren Lewis
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- Royce Clayton
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- In 1999 the Giants had 5 players who each hit at least 20 home runs: Ellis Burks, Jeff Kent, Barry Bonds, JT Snow & Rich Aurilia
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- JT Snow
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- Shawon Dunston & Shawon Dunston Jr.
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- The 4 members of the 300/300 Club in 1995: Andre Dawson, Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds & Barry Bonds
2002 Team Reunion
The 2002 Team
It’s been a great Sunday! Members of the 2002 team turned out to be honored during a pre-game ceremony.
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- Dusty Baker, Jeff Kent & Barry Bonds signing balls for the Community Fund
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- Ramon Martinez, Calvin Murray, Reggie Sanders, Barry Bonds & Marvin Benard
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- CCH & Staff – Dusty Baker, Dave Righetti, Ron Wotus, Juan Lopez, Joe Lefebvre, Mike Murphy, Barney Nugent & Dave Groeschner
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- MGR – Dusty Baker
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- P – Jay Witasick, Ryan Jensen, Chad Zerbe, Jason Christiansen, Felix Rodriguez, Scott Eyre, Tim Worrell, Russ Ortiz, Kirk Rueter & Jason Schmidt
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- C – Benito Santiago
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- 1B – Damon Minor & JT Snow
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- 2B – Ramon Martinez & Jeff Kent
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- SS – Rich Aurilia
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- 3B – Pedro Feliz & Bill Mueller
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- RF – Reggie Sanders
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- CF – Calvin Murray, Marvin Benard & Kenny Lofton
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- LF – Barry Bonds
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- 2002 Team
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- Dusty Baker & Larry Baer
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- 2002 Team
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- Darren Baker throwing out the first pitch to JT Snow
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- Darren Baker & JT Snow
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- Reggie Sanders, Chad Zerbe & JT Snow walk around the park
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- 2002 Team
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh (Happy St. Partick’s Day)
For 15 years Lefty O'Doul was the much beloved manager of the San Francisco Seals
A San Franciscan, a Seal, a Giant, a bridge, a gate, baseball’s goodwill ambassador to Japan and an Irishman – who else could we celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day except Lefty O’Doul?
Lefty in 1934 with the NY Giants
And 24 years later with the SF Giants
Peter Magowan accepted Lefty's plaque from the Japanese Hall of Fame
Lefty is buried at the Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma
Newly painted orange guardrails on the Lefty O'Doul bridge on Third Street.
Fans enter the Lefty O'Doul gate for a Giants game.
Bobby Thomson at the Bat
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
We recently received an email from Steven Jackman, and well, maybe he should tell the story:
“My father wrote a poem in 1951 about Bobby Thomson’s home run. It’s a take-off on Casey at the Bat. He was 20 at the time, and is now 81. He says he sent a copy to the Giants shortly after he wrote it. I would have thought the Giants would have recognized it as a potential instant Giants classic, but somehow it must have slipped through the cracks, and he never heard back. He gave me his copy many years ago, and I recently came upon it in my files. Then I read the news about Don Mueller’s passing, and it occurred to me that I should try sending it to the Giants again while there are still people around who would fully appreciate it.”
We couldn’t agree more and hope everyone likes it as much as we do.
Click to view Norman Jackman’s copy of his poem: Bobby Thomson at the Bat
Bobby Thomson with "The Bat"
Norman Jackman
On October 4, 1951 Willard Mullin commemorated the event by drawing this for the World-Telegram and Sun
Willard Mullin drew the cover of the 1952 New York Giants Yearbook
Bobby Thomson with Peter Magowan before the Dodgers game on October 3, 1993
BOBBY THOMSON
BOBBY THOMSON AT THE BAT
It looked extremely rocky for the Giant nine that day
The score stood one to four with but an inning left to play
A straggling few got up to go leaving there the rest
With that hope which springs eternal within the human breast
Then Dark let drive a single and Mueller did the same
Prayers were uttered by the faithful at the game
For up stepped Monte Irvin, the hero of them all
He stood at the plate and took a mighty swing at the ball
Yet the best he could do was a weak pop to Hodges
And it looked like the pennant would be won by the Dodgers
But the much beloved Lockman had other things in mind
He swung with all his power to bring the Giants from behind
And when the dust had risen and they saw what had occurred
There was Lockman safe at second and Mueller hugging third
Then from the frenzied multitude there came a joyous yell
It bounded on the rooftops and rattled in the dell
It struck upon the hillside and rebounded on the flat
While the mighty Bobby Thomson was advancing to the bat
Ralph Branca warmed up then tugged his belt around
And began the long trip from the bullpen to the mound
Now Branca holds the ball and now he lets it go
And now the air is shattered by the force of Thomson’s blow
Oh somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright
Bands are playing somewhere and somewhere hearts are light
Somewhere people are laughing and somewhere children are having fun
But there is no joy in Brooklyn, Bobby Thomson hit a HOME RUN!
©1951 Norman H. Jackman
